In a symmetrical family:

a. both spouses pursue their own careers
b. household duties are divided equally
c. the husband and wife are approximately the same age
d. the husband and wife tend to come from the same social background


B

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Assume you were visiting a society in which people traced family ties only through women. This society would correctly be called ________

a. patrilocal. b. matrilineal. c. matrilocal. d. polygynous.

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The obscene gestures video was shown in class to illustrate gestures as a component of language as well as the idea in symbolic interactions that misunderstandings and conflict might arise when there is a lack of shared meaning.

a. true b. false

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According to Georg Simmel, objective culture changes in many ways over time. Which of these is not one of those changes?

A. Its absolute size enlarges. B. The number of cultural components grows. C. The ties between the components of culture grow. D. Individual culture expands.

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